Amid the rumors of the coaching carousel, the Oregon Ducks stepped up and have offered coach Willie Taggert a one year contract extension that would pay him $4-million a year through 2022.

Taggert has been rumored to be offered the Florida State job if current coach Jimbo Fisher were to leave for Texas A&M.

Taggart would owe the U of O a total of $4.5 million if he leaves this year in a buy-out clause in his current contract.